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Train wreck elections in West York (letter)

Updated:
10/23/2013 04:03:12 PM EDT

All aboard. Electioneering West York politicians will pull into the station Nov. 5 at Reliance fire hall. Incumbents Brian Wilson and Shelly Metzler are the engineer and conductor on the council train.

Wilson, head of parks and recreation has overseen the removal of swings, basketball hoops and tables from Shelly Park. Metzler has refused to serve on any committees and is a glorified dog-catcher. Both have said little and done less.

Tim Berkheimer is a lightning rod who has drawn attention for his fiscally responsible ideas. After Shane Louthian lit up the crowd with his plans to lower taxes, Berkheimer followed with new ideas that residents did not understand and rejected.

Running West York like a business is apparently not an option like Steve Herman suggested. Time for some new faces to get on board the train. Newcomers Nicholas Laughman, Mary Wagner and Walt Anderson offer voters an alternative to the status-quo, do-nothing members of council.

When council votes to restore a 10 percent salary give back for nonuniformed employees, they will be forced to raise borough taxes to 8 mils. Removing nickel and dime broken parking meters is the issue du jour. Candidates for council have refused to state their positions because they don’t have any. On Nov. 5, voting residents will have to run the gauntlet of electioneering candidates. With fewer than 300 voters in the primary, how many will show up for this election?

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